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Dapol 4S-041-015D

Large Prairie 2-6-2 5101 BR Late Lined Green (DCC-Fitted)

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

The 5101 class of large prairie locomotives were updated versions of the 3100 class and built between 1929 and 1939 which included the 6100 series, with a higher boiler pressure and designed for London suburban services. The final locomotives were built between 1946 and 1949 with the last twenty not receiving Great Western livery.

During December 1965 the last eleven locomotives were withdrawn all being from the 6100 batch. Dapol has now added extra tooling to allow us to model all variants of these locomotives.

Many original GA drawings were used in the development of these accurate and authentic models.

To portray these locomotives over their lifetime the following details will be available where they are applicable through the addition of many separately added details

• Two different styles of safety valve cover
• Bunker lamp bracket shield
• Smoke box top mounted lamp bracket
• Smoke box door mounted lamp bracket for B.R. period
• Smoke box number plate for B.R. period
• Separately fitted top feed pipes and hand rails
• Separately fitted lifting rings
• Screw down and flip top water filler covers
• With and without cab side shutters
• Three cab profiles
• Curved and straight drop front running plate
• Appropriate motion bracket

Technical Specification

• Ultra-powerful and smooth 5 pole skew wound motor for great haulage and super controllable running.
• Dapol’s innovative toolless DCC & Speaker installation PCB. Simply remove the smokebox door, pull out the PCB, click your speakers and decoder in place and slide back into the locomotive. No tools, no solder, no mess, no fuss.
• Compensated chassis for reliable running and pick up through all driving wheels
• Cleverly designed front pony truck allows the cylinders to be moulded in full relief whilst still allowing the locomotive to navigate R2 438mm/17.2inch) minimum radius curves with ease
• Realistic fire box glow (synchronised with sound)
• Sprung buffers
• All wheel drive
• Diecast and profiled wheels and steel tyres
• Finely engineered motion and prototypical connecting rods
• Pull out PCB with NEXT-18 decoder socket for easy DCC conversion
• Sound fitted versions will be available which will incorporate our own recorded sounds and fun features such as RealDrive where you actually drive the train for a more immersive experience

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Dapol Large Prairie 5101 Lined BR Green Late Crest Steam Locomotive – DCC fitted.
The model is fitted with DCC, finishes in British Railways green with a late crest, and rides on a minimum radius curve of 438 mm (R2, 17.2 in). Power is collected from all wheels and the locomotive uses NEM/tension‑lock couplings. It represents a 2‑6‑2T wheel arrangement and carries the manufacturer part number 4S‑041‑015D.

The locomotive is modelled after the GWR Swindon Works locomotives built between 1929 and 1949 and depicts the British Railways late‑crest period. The original class was an updated version of the 3100 series, built from 1929‑1939 and later from 1946‑1949, with the final twenty units lacking Great Western livery. The last eleven locomotives of the 6100 batch were withdrawn in December 1965.

Technical features include a five‑pole skew‑wound motor, a toolless DCC and speaker PCB that slides out through the smokebox door, compensated chassis with all‑wheel drive, and realistic fire‑box glow synchronised with sound. The model has sprung buffers, die‑cast and profiled wheels with steel tyres, finely engineered motion, and prototypical connecting rods. A pull‑out PCB with a NEXT‑18 decoder socket allows easy DCC conversion; sound‑fitted versions will incorporate Dapol’s recorded sounds and RealDrive functionality.

Optional detail parts are supplied separately and cover variants such as two safety‑valve‑cover styles, bunker‑lamp bracket shields, multiple smoke‑box lamp brackets, period‑appropriate number plates, top feed pipes, hand rails, lifting rings, water‑filler covers, cab side shutters, three cab profiles, and both curved and straight drop‑front running plates.